September 26, 2007

Sam Sethi from Blognation UK has stated that he has just been given a sneek preview of a new Facebook IM client that is going into beta this Friday :

"...What I like about this Facebook app is there is nothing to download or install, no registration and best of all, all of your friends in Facebook can use it instantly....I was told by a senior Yahoo! executive last year that they would never make Yahoo! IM an open protocol because it was not in their interest. They had already partnered with MSN and so why would they want to ever open the door to Google or other XMPP clients. Well if this IM application does take off, as I expect, then Yahoo! and MSN may have to reconsider their closed proprietary positions..."